October 2026

Sunday

Parabhava

Aippasi

Nyayiru

Valarpirai

Saptamitill 8.29 am, then Ashtami

Pooradamtill 12.49 pm, then Uthiradam

Siddha Yogam, then Amirtha Yogam

Rahu Kalamevening 4.30–6.00

Yamagandamafternoon 12.00–1.30

Kuligaiafternoon 3.00–4.30

ChandrashtamamUntil 7.34 pm: Karthigai 2nd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Rohini, Mirugaseeridam 1st⁠–⁠2nd quartersThen: Mirugaseeridam 3rd⁠–⁠4th quarters, Thiruvathirai, Punarpoosam 1st⁠–⁠3rd quarters

SoolamWest · Parigaram: jaggery

Nalla Neram

morning 7.45–8.45afternoon 3.15–4.15

Gowri Nalla Neram

morning 10.45–11.45afternoon 1.30–2.30

Tithi and nakshatram computed for Tirunelveli. Rahu Kalam, Yamagandam, Kuligai, Nalla Neram and Soolam as Tamil calendars print them. Minute times are under Your day.

Shastra's reading

For anything new, 6.07 am to 8.28 am is the best of the day.

Bhadra Karanam runs till 9.43 pm.

Daily archanai and worship need no muhurtham. For anything important, your family's jyotishi comes first.

Shastra

Your day

Computed for Tirunelveli, to the minute. Use the printed times on the sheet for daily life; use these minutes when fixing a muhurtham. Where they differ, the printed time is shown in brackets.

The day at a glance

Gold marks good time, the solid bars mark times to avoid, and hatching marks a caution: denser while two cautions run together. Tap or drag across the chart to read any moment.

Good times

6.07–8.28 amClear of every caution; the steadiest time for subha karyam

7.45–8.45 am; Bhadra Karanam also runs

10.45–11.45 am; Bhadra Karanam also runs

11.41 am–12.27 pm; Yamagandam and Bhadra Karanam also run

1.30–2.30 pm; Yamagandam and Bhadra Karanam also run

3.15–4.15 pm; Kuligai and Bhadra Karanam also run

Avoid

12.04–1.34 pm (printed 12–1.30)

3.02–4.33 pm, what begins now is said to repeat (printed 3–4.30)

4.26–5.15 pm

4.32–6.02 pm (printed 4.30–6)

9.45–11.34 pm, in the evening

Chandrashtamam

until 7.34 pm

Rohini · Karthigai, second to fourth quarters · Mirugaseeridam, first to second quarters

For those born in Vrishabha Rasi.

Then

from 7.34 pm, until Wednesday 7.01 am

Thiruvathirai · Mirugaseeridam, third to fourth quarters · Punarpoosam, first to third quarters

For those born in Mithuna Rasi.

is a time to go carefully: tradition advises waiting until it ends; many put off new ventures, long journeys and disputes.

Sun and Moon

Sunrise6.07 am

Sunset6.02 pm

Moonrise12.24 pm

Moonset12.07 am (next day)

SunTula Rasi

MoonDhanu Rasi

This day and the next

No major observance on this day.

Monday 19 October: Ayudha Puja.

Observance days as Tamil calendars keep them.

Full panchangam

For rituals and muhurtham, computed for Tirunelveli by modern astronomical calculation (Drik, Lahiri). A caution's start is rounded down and its end up; a good window's start up and its end down. Underlined words open their meaning.

The five limbs

Limb	This day	Then
	Nyayiru (Sunday)
	Saptami, till 8.29 am 5–55 nazhigai	Ashtami
	Pooradam, till 12.49 pm 16–46 nazhigai	Uthiradam
	Sukarma Yogam, till 11.56 pm 44–34 nazhigai	Dhriti Yogam
	Vanija Karanam, till 8.29 am 5–55 nazhigai Bhadra Karanam, till 9.43 pm caution 39–00 nazhigai
	Siddha Yogam, then Amirtha Yogam

Nazhigai count from sunrise.

Time windows, computed for Tirunelveli

Window	Time	Traditional use
	4.30–5.18 am	Prayer, meditation, study
	7.25–9.12 am	A favourable window
	11.41 am–12.27 pm	Widely used for beginnings
	12.04–1.34 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	3.02–4.33 pm	Avoided for things you do not want repeated
	4.26–5.15 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	4.32–6.02 pm	Avoided for new beginnings
	9.45–11.34 pm	Avoided for new beginnings

Gowri Panchangam

Day

Uthi6.07

Amirtham¹7.36

Rogam9.05

Labam²10.35

Dhanam³12.05

Sugam⁴1.34

Soram3.02

Visham4.32

Night

Dhanam6.02

Sugam7.33

Soram9.02

Visham10.33

Uthi12.05

Amirtham1.35

Rogam3.05

Labam4.36

Names in gold are good parts. A numbered good part overlaps a caution, and the caution counts first: 1 Bhadra Karanam; 2 Bhadra Karanam; 3 Yamagandam and Bhadra Karanam; 4 Bhadra Karanam.

For sankalpam

Parābhava · Dakṣiṇāyana · Śarad Ṛtu · Tulā Māsa · Śukla Pakṣa · Saptamī · Bhānu Vāsara · Pūrvāṣāḍhā (Uttarāṣāḍhā from 12.49 pm, computed)

Given in Sanskrit, as recited, with the solar month as Tamil sankalpam uses it. Wording varies by family; confirm with your vadhyar.

1948

2083

2082

5128

1202

Kaliyuga counted as the Tamil almanac counts the current year. Gujarati Samvat turns the day after Deepavali.

Lagnam

Rising sign	From	To
Kanya	6.07 am	6.08 am
Tula	6.08 am	8.12 am
Vrischika	8.12 am	10.22 am
Dhanu	10.22 am	12.30 pm
Makara	12.30 pm	2.26 pm
Kumbha	2.26 pm	4.11 pm
Meena	4.11 pm	5.55 pm
Mesha	5.55 pm	7.46 pm
Vrishabha	7.46 pm	9.50 pm
Mithuna	9.50 pm	12.01 am
Kataka	12.01 am	2.07 am
Simha	2.07 am	4.07 am
Kanya	4.07 am	6.05 am
Tula	6.05 am	6.07 am

The rising sign (udaya lagnam) through the day, computed for Tirunelveli.

Horai

Day

Suriya6.07

Sukran7.06

Budhan8.06

Chandra9.05

Sani10.05

Guru11.05

Sevvai12.04

Suriya1.04

Sukran2.03

Budhan3.03

Chandra4.03

Sani5.02

Night

Guru6.02

Sevvai7.02

Suriya8.03

Sukran9.03

Budhan10.03

Chandra11.04

Sani12.04

Guru1.05

Sevvai2.05

Suriya3.05

Sukran4.06

Budhan5.06

Each horai begins at the time shown and runs to the next.

Also

West on Sundays; Parigaram: jaggery